Contract Skin Packaging

Skin
Packaging: In addition to laser and die cutting we also offer contract vacuum packaging, skin pack or
vacuum pack: It's called skin pack because the plastic forms a sort of skin on
the product and card.

Skin Packaging is the process of adhering a
2.5 to 10 mil flexible plastic film called surlyn, to a
printed paper board for the purpose of packaging a product for display, shipping
or protection. Skin boards are printed and coated with a heat-activated
adhesive before being shipped to a contract packager (like us).
These boards can be purchased from a company which specializes in printing
coated skin boards. Two such companies are
Andex and Rohrer. The board can
vary in thickness from.018 to .054 thick. Each board has microscopic holes
which allows the air to be sucked out from around the product creating an
perfect seal. The boards can be product specific with graphics and 4 color
back and front. Or they can be scatter sheets which is merely a company
name or logo repeated. The scatter sheets allow the user to package many
different products using the same board.

Skin Packaging and blister packaging
differences: A skin packaged product has a thin clear plastic film that
has been shrunk over the product and adhered to the board. A blister pack
is a hard plastic pocket that is in a similar but not perfect shape of the
product. In many ways, a skin packaged product is superior to
blister packaging. You can change the configuration and size of the
product and still use the same board. This is great for products like
circular saw blades, screw drivers, automotive parts, tools, etc.
Different sized products can be put on the same board saving you money.
Blister packaging would require a new die and pocket for each size.

Product instructions, pictures, warnings, warranties, as well as prices and
sizes can be printed on the back and front.

For a quotation on your next
packaging project, fill out the quotation form or
give us a call!